# espera vs espia

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### espera
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈpɛ.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #825*
ato de esperar

### espia
*noun · IPA /iʃ.ˈpi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #41,012*
pessoa que observa escondida

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/espera-vs-espia